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UNI football: Panthers miss out on top-8 seed, will host San Diego in FCS playoffs opening round

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CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — After racking up its most regular-season wins since 2014, Northern Iowa hopes to transform that success into a lengthy postseason surge.

The Panthers will begin their journey will something extra to prove after missing out on a top-8 seed.

UNI's playoff path begins next Saturday in the UNI-Dome against San Diego at 1 p.m. A win there and the Panthers will head back to South Dakota State on Dec. 7. UNI has won its last five playoff openers dating back almost a decade.